Azenia obtusa

Azenia obtusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Azenia
Species: A. obtusa
Binomial name
Azenia obtusa
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
  • Stiriodes obtusa Herrich-Schõffer, 1854
  • Metoponia obtusa

The Obtuse Yellow Moth (Azenia obtusa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Ontario and New York to Florida and west to Texas and Missouri.

The wingspan is 18–25 mm. Adults have light yellow forewings with three large violet-brown costal spots and usually two small ones. The hindwings are paler yellow with one to three slightly darker lines. They are on wing from June to August.[2]

The larvae feed on Ambrosia trifida.

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